*******OU-Southeastern Louisiana Game Thread*******

[OUHoops]

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QUICK PREVIEW
No. 19/19 Oklahoma begins its 108th season of varsity basketball when it hosts Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center. OU, which went 23-10 last season (12-6 Big 12; second place) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, won preseason exhibition games against NCAA Division II foes Washburn (73-48) and Southwestern Oklahoma State (78-37). After posting a 97-81 exhibition win over Loyola (New Orleans), Southeastern Louisiana dropped its regular season opener on Friday at Oklahoma State, 83-59. The Lions posted a 12-18 record last year.

ON THE AIR
Sunday's contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM "The Franchise" in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa) with Toby Rowland and Mike Houck calling the action. The game will be televised by Sooner Sports TV (FS Southwest Plus and FOX College Sports Central) with Bill Doleman, Renzi Stone and Jessica Coody announcing.

PREVIEWING SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
Located in Hammond, La., Southeastern Louisiana is a school of 15,000 students that competes in the Southland Conference. SLU finished 12-18 last season and posted a 7-11 league record to finish in 10th place. The Lions are picked seventh out of 13 teams in this year's Southland preseason coaches poll. They opened their season Friday at Oklahoma State and, after trailing by 35-33 at halftime, lost 83-55. They were outscored 48-22 in the second half. SLU outrebounded OSU 40-38 but committed 10 more turnovers (21-11).

Southeastern Louisiana returns two starters from last year in senior forward Devonte Upson (8.3 ppg and 6.1 rpg) and sophomore guard Joshua Filmore (6.9 ppg and 2.9 apg). Upson registered a double-double Friday at Oklahoma State (10 points and 10 rebounds) while Filmore contributed eight points and three boards. Junior guard Zay Jackson registered team highs of 16 points and four assists Friday, but was held to 25 percent field goal shooting (6-for-24) and committed eight turnovers. Senior forward Onochie Ochie posted eight points and six rebounds against the Cowboys. Senior guard JaMichael Hawkins led the team in scoring last year (12.3 ppg), but is expected to miss the entire season due to injury.

Jay Ladner is in his first season as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level. Ladner spent the past two years as head coach at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss., and won the junior college national title last season (finished 28-5). He spent the first 20 years of his career as the head coach at St. Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis, Miss. Ladner is a 1988 graduate of Southern Miss.

 

[BigTime]

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Legoooooo

 

[AltSooner33]

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Let's get this thing going! Feels so good going into a season having this much excitement about the team!

 

[OUHoops]

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McNeace and walk-on Bola Alade will redshirt. Per the OU SID on Twitter.

 

[Oklahoma Crew]

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T. Thomas eligible!?!? What an amazing thing to wake up to. Let's go sooners!

 

[BigTime]

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T. Thomas eligible!?!? What an amazing thing to wake up to. Let's go sooners!

I know right?!

Looking forward to watching some Sunday Sooner Basketball now

 

[slappy in OP]

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Can not wait!

 

[p230]

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T. Thomas eligible!?!? What an amazing thing to wake up to. Let's go sooners!

Yes it has been a welcome bit of news especially for Thomas. Now lets go win some games!

 

[BAtigs]

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Is there an online live stream?

 

[NickZepp]

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Is there an online live stream?

http://vipbox.biz/basketball/watch-1eoih-southeastern-louisiana-19-oklahoma

 

[OUHoops]

Via Twitter. 15 minutes to tip:

 

[NickZepp]

The crowd will probably be real small because of the weather, even though it's not really that bad. Just really cold and snowy.

 

[OUHoops]

First play works it into Spangler in the middle of the lane for a jump hook. Love it. Then Buddy nails a 3.

5-0 OU early.

 

[JBaker]

Does anybody have announcers on their broadcast?

 

[NickZepp]

14-0 OU. This is fun to watch!

 

[NickZepp]

Thomas with his first points! 16-0.

 

[NickZepp]

10 second violation on SELA and nobody was defending him.

 

[JBaker]

10 second violation on SELA and nobody was defending him.

That was a very Southeast Louisiana type turnover.

 

[ChongoChingi]

Love that! How long has it been since OU that can score like Tashawn just did? Blake I guess. Big guy that can make a strong move to the basket.

 

[NickZepp]

On pace to win 128-0 right now.